The Phylmar Group, Inc.
Tel: 310.474.3937
Fax: 310.446.1826
Email: info@phylmar.com
CLIENT ADVISORS
Mark Katchen mkatchen@phylmar.com +1-310-474-3937
Mark Katchen is the Managing Principal for The Phylmar Group, Inc. with expertise in industrial hygiene, toxicology, occupational health, risk communication and e-commerce. He received his B.A. in Psychobiology from UCLA, M.S. in Environmental and Occupational Health from California State University, Northridge, and M.B.A. from Loyola Marymount University. Mr. Katchen has more than 25 years of experience in occupational and environmental exposure assessment in such industries as petrochemical, agriculture, mining, utilities and automotive. Additionally, he is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a State of California Registered Environmental Assessor. Mr. Katchen is on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Health Promotion as well as serving on the CSUN Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Advisory Board. He is also the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s Ambassador to Israel serving as a liaison to environmental health and safety professionals in that country. Mr. Katchen is a frequent lecturer to business and academic groups on environmental risk assessment, management, and communication, and is the author of several published technical and business-related articles.
Elizabeth Treanor etreanor@phylmar.com +1-916-486-4415
Elizabeth A. Treanor is the director of the Phylmar Regulatory Roundtable (PRR) which addresses OSH regulatory and legislative developments and shares best practices. She is also a Client Advisor with the Phylmar Group where she sources and manages environmental and occupational safety and health consulting projects worldwide and provides consultation on occupational safety and health compliance issues; additionally, Ms. Treanor directs the activities of the BioPharma EHS Forum and the Apparel and Textile International RSL Management Group (AFIRM). From 2001 until 2002, she was the Special Counsel on occupational safety and health matters for the law firm of Littler Mendelson. Previously, Ms. Treanor was the Director, Western Occupational Safety and Health Operations for ORC (Organization Resources Counselors), and managed the Western Occupational Safety and Health Group for 14 years. Prior to joining ORC in 1987, Elizabeth was a Senior Regulatory Analyst in the Health and Environmental Affairs Department of the American Petroleum Institute. She has earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree, cum laude, in Technology and Management from the University of Maryland, and a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Mr. Gary Lucks JD, CPEA is a principal attorney and scientist with BEYOND COMPLIANCE LLC where he advises clients on environmental compliance, sustainability management systems, and carbon reduction strategies. He is a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor with over 25 years of environmental regulatory experience. Mr. Lucks specializes in environmental compliance auditing, compliance management systems (CMS), compliance counseling, environmental management systems (EMS), environmental training, environmental permitting, carbon reduction strategies, and pollution prevention. Mr. Lucks has published extensively on environmental law, legislation, and policy. He coauthored a book entitled California Environmental Law and Policy: A Practical Guide (Solano Press) and is a regular contributor to the California Environmental Law Reporter. He also wrote the Environmental Auditing Chapter in the California Environmental Law and Land Use Treatise. He currently serves as an advisor to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and served on the California State Bar Environmental Legislation Committee for over ten years. He also chairs the West Coast Auditing Roundtable. Mr. Lucks also co-founded the Sustainable Earth Initiative, a non-profit specializing in EMS and dedicated to helping public agencies improve their environmental performance.
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